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Tuesday, September 09, 2014

2305 Hair East

I'm a bit of a skinflint. What some
call a tightwad but what I prefer to refer to as penurious. Which I think is
Latin for penny-pinching.

It's not that I can't and don't
spend lots of money on things I really want, but for ordinary household generic
items I tend to veer on the side of economical. Okay cheap.

So, since my flyaway hair is
occasionally in need of restraint, I employ the use of White Rain hairspray.
It's hard to get much cheaper without diluting and atomizing Elmer's glue.

But I noticed that dear old White
Rain has changed the look of their can recently and in fact says so on the can.
"New Look," it proclaims redundantly. And with that new look
apparently an ingredients change as well.

It's old label said, "For
extra boost and hold with shine enhancers and softening agents." Its new
can says, "For long lasting hold, shine, and frizz control. Frizz Control?
Wasn't he one of the superheroes in the fashion Justice League?

The label also says the new White Rain comes
"with Active Botanicals." Naturally I was intrigued, as the only
active botanical I could picture was a Venus Fly Trap of some sort.

But no, further hype on the can
tells me they use, "a unique blend of botanical ingredients specially
selected for their nourishing, conditioning and protective properties."
They then go on to list those super plants: White lily, green tea, and rice
protein.

Ah, I said to myself, obviously
going for the botanical wisdom of the Far East. Frizz control with hair product
feng shui. Great. But white lily, green tea, and rice protein?

Why do I feel like I'm about to
spray my head with a misted version of chiang mai salad?